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POEM| Make Me Believe
talk to me today for hours like you did in the beginning speak sweet nonsense in my ears like you did the first time
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POEM| A Smile
See, I have a smile on my face but it’s not really a smile This is my smiley face my alter-ego the one I switch to so I’m not told to smile
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POEM| No One Tells You
No one tells you that when death comes to take someone you love it doesn’t listen to your pleas and it has no regard for your feelings it doesn’t answer your cries nor does it wait for your opinion
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POEM| Dear Mama
Dear Mama, I never thought of today without you in it I never knew you wouldn’t see me become the woman you taught me to be
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POEM| True Love
It isn’t crushing It isn’t confusing It isn’t assuming It isn’t misleading
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Be True To You
Sometimes, it’s best to speak up. Sometimes, it’s best to be quiet. Sometimes, it’s best to hold on. Sometimes, it’s best to let go.
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POEM| Anxiety
It’s happening again squirming all over me I start with shaking my legs pacing up and down then I begin to pick dirt from my nails with my thumbnail
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World Poetry Day 2019; My Poetry Writing Journey
In celebration of World Poetry Day, I’m sharing my poetry writing journey with you. I published my first prose in May, 2017 and my first poem in June, 2017. The poems I wrote initially, were a release of emotions I felt at that time.
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POEM| Together
I hope we’ll learn together give together play together try together cry together
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POEM| 3am Thoughts
Have you ever thought of putting a pistol in your mouth? I won’t lie I’ve thought about holding a gun a bit too much I should probably tell someone
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POEM| You Were Never Mine
maybe I took you for granted maybe I didn’t understand you maybe I didn’t care enough maybe I didn’t put you first
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IWD 2019; Short Poems For Women
In honor of international women’s day and women’s history month, I’m sharing six short poems I wrote about and or for women.
MARIAM SHITTU 